Persuasion

As a journalism major I get to learn about public relations, photojournalism, and advertising. Public relations and advertising especially are both tools companies use to persuade consumers through different mediums that their service or product is better than the competition, and also that they are not faceless corporations and businesses but people like us. Whenever I watch t.v or walk outside i see many ads trying to persuade me to buy their products. This is the result of a the commercialization of American culture. On a lighter note when watching the presidential nominees give their speeches, they might have talked about the issues, like the economy and the war but the underlying message is that they want you to vote for them.